St Aidan's Catholic Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Willowbank Road
Ashbrooke
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR2 7HJ
Phone 01915200333
Reference Number 139538

General Makeup

Number of pupils 992
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 100%
Girls: 0%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 201 Unknown 201
8 184 Unknown 184
9 169 Unknown 169
10 174 Unknown 174
11 122 Unknown 122
12 76 Unknown 76
13 66 Unknown 66

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 58.2%
African 12.1%
Asian, Other 5.5%
Indian 5.1%
Pakistani 2.6%
White, Other 1.9%
White & Asian 1.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-03-26
Date Report
2025-02-18 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 26 March 2025
2023-06-07 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 18 July 2023
2018-01-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 February 2018
2016-05-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 10 June 2016
2015-12-14 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 21 January 2016
2013-04-04 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 05 April 2013
Previously as St Aidan's Catholic School
2012-10-02 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 24 October 2012
2011-03-17 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 08 April 2011
2010-03-10 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 June 2010
2008-06-12 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 03 July 2008
2007-11-07 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 14 December 2007
2007-01-10 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 01 June 2007
2004-09-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 11 November 2004
2012-10-02 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 24 October 2012
2011-03-17 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 08 April 2011
2010-03-10 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 June 2010
2008-06-12 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 03 July 2008
2007-11-07 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 14 December 2007
2007-01-10 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 01 June 2007
2004-09-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 11 November 2004

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 62.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 73.2% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.05 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 37.03 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 16.2% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 73 5
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 18 9

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